Nicholas Cox (British Army officer)

Nicholas Cox
Born	1724 (1724) Dunmanway, Ireland[1]
Died	January 8, 1794(1794-01-08) (aged 69–70) Quebec City[1]
Buried	Holy Trinity Cathedral, Quebec City
Allegiance	British
Spouse(s)	Deborah Wickham[1]

Nicholas Cox (1724–1794) was a British military officer in Nova Scotia and later Lt. Governor of the Gaspesie. During Father Le Loutre's War, Cox was under the command of Col. Peregrine Lascelles and Lt. Col Robert Monckton of the 47th Regiment of Foot.[1][2][3][4] Cox served as commander at Fort Vieux Logis, after the Siege of Grand Pre[5] and later at Fort Edward, participating in the Bay of Fundy Campaign (1755). He became a captain on 2 July 1753 and was the longest serving Captain at Fort Edward.[6] He also was at the Battle of Fort Beausejour and the Siege of Louisbourg (1758).[7]

In 1789, Cox was appointed lieutenant-governor of the Gaspé District by Governor Guy Carleton, and had his home in New Carlisle.[8]

In 1842, the geographic township around New Carlisle was named after him,[8] which became the Township Municipality of Cox in 1845. It was dissolved in 1877 when it was divided into the Municipalities of New Carlisle and Paspébiac.[9]

References

1. C.W. Dobson (21 December 2005). "Loyalists of Chaleur Bay - Gaspesia". www.uelac.org.
2. Ken Annett. "The Life and Times of Nicholas Cox" (PDF). Gaspe of Yesterday. I.
3. A list of the general and field-officers, as they rank in the army. Of the officers of the several regiments ... Complete to September, 1758. London: J. Millan. 1758. p. 94.
4. A list of the general and field-officers, as they rank in the army... London: J. Millan. May 1756. p. 67.
5. Murdoch, Beamish (1866). A history of Nova-Scotia or Acadie. Vol. II. Halifax, N.S: James Barnes. p. 225.
6. "The New England historical and genealogical register". 1894.
7. Canadian Biography - Nicholas Cox
8. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Cox (canton)". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
9. "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Cox (township) 1.7.1845 - 1.9.1847 ● 1.7.1855 - 1.2.1877". www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 2 September 2024.